Devils Roses 04 - Witch

sighed, "Aimee's sister is a space cadet. Wow."
    Ophelia laughed, "That was weird. She knows nothing about nothing?"
    Hanna swung her legs up onto the bed, "She knows nothing about the things she knows. Damn." She looked down and frowned at Ophelia, "Whose pants are you wearing?"
    She looked down and felt the heat rushing up her cheeks, "Mine."
    Hanna laughed, "Those are Ben's."
    Giselle gave a weak laugh, "Oh busted."
    She shook her head, "He was just being nice."
    "I'd let him be nice to me any day of the week." Ophelia shot a look at Hanna.
    "What? I would. He smells like delicious Fae."
    Ophelia made a face, "You make him sound like a snack. You know who smelled good…" She stopped.
    Hanna's face crumpled.
    Ophelia closed her mouth, "Sorry. It's like I expect him to walk in the room any second."
    Giselle turned her face up to stare at the ceiling, "I wish he would walk in. He made everything better."
    "Yup."
    Ophelia felt eyes on her. She glanced to the door. She saw his face and felt her heart stop. Her eyes narrowed. She got up from the chair and mumbled, "I'll be back in a minute."
    She rounded the corner of the corridor to see him leaning against the wall with a smug look on his face.
    "What are you doing here? You have some nerve. I should call Aimee to come kill you."
    He raised an eyebrow, "Have we met?"
    She stumbled on her words, "The castle, when you were in the, oh never mind. Oliver I know who you are."
    He leaned in and smelled her hair, "I forgot how you smell. Your memory should be gone Ophelia."
    She pulled away from him, "So should yours."
    He laughed, "I made sure my memories would be intact. I never knew Ari was his daughter until you told me but I always knew what she did."
    She recalled something and cocked her head, "You never told him. My father, you never told him what Ari did?"
    He shook his head.
    "Why?"
    He ran a hand down her arm, making chills wash over her. He tilted her chin with his other hand, "I told you. I love you."
    She laughed, "So you let him take me prisoner and try to kill Aimee?"
    His eyes hardened as his fingers bit into her skin, "If Aimee dies then it's one less thing to worry about. You think Lorri and Dorian wouldn’t sacrifice themselves to kill me and Jonathan off?"
    She pushed him, "What do you want? You think I don’t know that I somehow play into your lame ass plans? You're playing my dad and me."
    He laughed and stumbled back, "Ophelia I've never been anything but sincere with you. I did lead you into the trap, obviously, but I made sure you had the upper hand."
    She shoved him again, "Sam died because of you." His shirt singed from the sparks off her hand. She let the energy shoot from her hands again and he flew down the hall, riding the wind coming off her. She stood at the end of the hall with the cool wind surrounding her. Her dark wavy hair blew around her body. She felt the black take over her eyes. Her vision grew sharper.
    His back slammed into the wall at the end of the long corridor. She walked toward him. He flashed out of the grip of her wind. His hands were at her throat, "Don't make me do something I would regret."
    She jerked, sending electricity from her body. He was blasted off of her and into the wall. She turned seeing black blood drip from his lip. He laughed, "You are getting more powerful Ophelia." He wiped the blood from his mouth and pulled his ass out of the broken wall. White dust filled the air. He rubbed his back, "You know those walls are reinforced.”
    He flashed as the lightning bolts shot from her hands, starting a small fire in the wall. Her breath raged from her flared nostrils. She looked around to ensure no one had witnessed his or her magical abilities. She looked at the smoke coming from the wall. She leaned forward and blew ice across it.
    She walked back to the room.
    Hanna raised an eyebrow, "What the hell?"
    "Oliver."
    Giselle snarled, "I'm biting him when I turn again."
    Hanna turned her head, "You'll die dummy. You can't feed off fallen."
    Giselle's dark eyes flashed, "I never said I was going to feed. I said bite." She moaned in pain and clutched her right side. Hanna stroked her face and looked impatiently at the door.
    Her face dropped.
    Ophelia looked to see a stunning man walk through the door. Her jaw dropped. He was refined and sexy. She tore her gaze from him and glanced at Hanna who was completely flushed.
    Hanna stammered, "Mar-Marcus. Thanks f-for coming."
    His face looked pained.
    Ophelia could feel